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Kenyan tea farmer project featured in TV ad gets UK government support
11 March 2011
A project supporting Kenyan small-scale tea farmers, which features in The Co-operative’s new high profile TV campaign, has received important backing from the Department for International Development(DFID).
Britain to fund emergency medical teams for Libya
09 March 2011
UK support funding will enable ICRC to provide medical treatment to people affected by the ongoing fighting in Libya
Young people to make a difference to the world’s poorest – International Citizen Service opens
Young adults from across the country and from all walks of life will be given the chance to make a real difference in the poorest parts of the world – by volunteering overseas.
Nottingham firm commended on partnership for African schoolchildren
07 March 2011
Eagle Scientific, based in Sandiacre, recently won a contract with the Ghanaian government to kit out vocational training schools in Ghana.
British Government responds to humanitarian needs after Andrew Mitchell’s Libyan border visit
06 March 2011
The British Government will provide emergency evacuation flights to repatriate 500 Bangladeshis stranded in Tunisia after the International Development Secretary assessed the scale of the humanitarian situation for himself during a visit to a Libyan border camp.
Mitchell visits Libya camp and border areas
04 March 2011
Andrew Mitchell arrived at the Libyan Tunisian border today to understand what more Britain can do to help avoid a major humanitarian crisis.
British Government to provide emergency relief flights for Libya crisis victims
02 March 2011
The British Government will provide emergency evacuation flights to repatriate up to six thousand people stranded in Tunisia to prevent the humanitarian situation on the border with Libya spiralling further into disaster
Mitchell redraws aid map to transform lives of millions
01 March 2011
A major shake up of Britain’s aid programme which will provide 50 million people with the means to help work their way out of poverty was announced today by International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell.
UK Government and Gates Foundation partner to support agricultural research and boost productivity of poor farmers
28 February 2011
Co-funded grants aim to reduce poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia as world food prices mount
Mitchell: UN women launch welcome
24 February 2011
Andrew Mitchell today welcomed the launch of UN Women and called on world leaders to unite behind the agency
UK Government to help UNICEF boost health and education for millions more children
22 February 2011
The UK Government will boost its contribution to UNICEF to help the global children’s agency improve the health, protection and education of the world’s poorest children.
Mitchell: Emerging economies key to international development
15 February 2011
The UK to enter new alliances with emerging economic powers to trade in ideas and expertise to reduce world poverty.
Trade and investment to drive growth
09 February 2011
The Government has today published its strategy for how trade and investment can drive the UK’s economic recovery – it is a key part of its plan for growth.
Trading in Africa to be ramped up through new UK Government Initiative
The UK launches the African free trade initiative (AFTi) to boost African trade through reduced bureaucracy, improved transport infrastructure and more efficient border crossings.
UK gives new aid to Palestinian refugees in Lebanon
07 February 2011
UK responds to United Nations appeal to provide urgent support for refugees in Lebanon.
Mitchell: Increased aid to Somalia will help save lives and make Britain safer
03 February 2011
Britain is set to triple aid efforts in Somalia in a bid to tackle the deep-rooted humanitarian and political crisis that has driven thousands into war, extremism and piracy.
UK Government minister launches new trade initiative to pull millions of Africans out of poverty
02 February 2011
Minister Stephen O’Brien launches Trade Mark East Africa (TMEA), an initiative that will work across East Africa to fund new businesses, develop essential infrastructure and standardise regulation across the region.
UK and Gates Foundation commit to polio eradication
28 January 2011
British Prime Minister David Cameron said today that the United Kingdom would double its current contribution to polio eradication.
Pakistan floods six months on: update on UK aid
26 January 2011
International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell today said that people in the UK can be proud of the difference they are making to the lives of millions of people affected by the devastating floods in Pakistan.
Closure of DFID office in Cambodia
20 January 2011
Representatives from the UK Government today met with Deputy Prime Minister Keat Chhon to mark the closure of its office for the Department for International Development in Cambodia.